Legal Opinion
Axinn & Sons Lumber Co. v. Long Island Rail Road
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 11, 1980No. 1427, Docket 79-3082PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
VAN GRAAFEILAND, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners seek a writ of mandamus directing Judge John Bartels of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to approve a proposed settlement in this class action. The petition is denied.
Plaintiffs, who are shipping customers of defendant Long Island Rail Road, commenced this action on behalf of themselves and a class of shippers to recover freight overcharges resulting from rate increases held to be illegal in Ajayem Lumber Co. v. Penn Central Transportation Co., 487 F.2d 179 (2d Cir. 1973), clarified, 496 F.2d 21 (2d Cir.), cert.…
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